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Will Smith

During the interview, Smith admits he was terrified to take on the role (Photo: PA Images on behalf of So TV)

Smith joins Norton to talk about his role as the iconic Genie in the latest remake of Aladdin. Admitting to be being “terrified” when he got the call, Smith recalls: “It was actually terrifying for me getting the first call. It was a deep honour being asked, but Robin Williams didn’t leave much room for improvement – he revolutionised what you can do in animation.

“I watched the movie a couple of times and it was only when I started playing with the music and rapping that it gave me an ‘in’ to maintaining the nostalgia and paying homage to Robin Williams’ genie, while adding a new flavour.”

Naomi Scott

Naomi Scott appears on the show to talk about her role as Jasmine in Aladdin (Photo: PA Images on behalf of So TV)

Having landed the role of Jasmine in the Aladdin reboot, Scott explains how her version of the character will be a little bit different.

“We wanted to make her more ambitious. She’s fighting for the freedom to marry who she wants in the original and in this one she’s fighting to become a leader, a politician. That’s what I love about this version,” she says.

Kevin Hart

Kevin Hart speaks about his character in The Secret Life Of Pets 2 (Photo: PA Images on behalf of So TV)

Expressing his excitement about being able to play a villain in animation form in The Secret Life Of Pets 2, Hart tells Norton: “The biggest thing for me is telling kids that Snowball is black! It’s the hardest thing to explain. It’s good because I love the progression of the story and I love animation, it’s not an area I thought I would find success in. It’s a high for me. I want to be a villain, but no one would believe it, so Snowball is a good way in for me – he’s quite the thug!”

The film will also see a cameo appearance from Harrison Ford. Praising the actor, Hart, who stepped down from presenting the Oscars this year, adds: “Here’s how good he is. He didn’t do a voice at all! We’re like, ‘Let’s put a little voice on, something we can equate to animation’, but Harrison Ford is just Harrison Ford and he is so good!”

Octavia Spencer

Spencer reveals what made her take on a role in a horror film (Photo: PA Images on behalf of So TV)

Having arrived in the UK to promote her new horror film, Ma, Spencer explains why she decided to take on a very different role.

“I love scary and intense, so it’s refreshing to do something different – I didn’t have to nurture anyone! It’s all new, exciting and really different…When a friend asked me to do it I was like, ‘Stop. Black people always die in the first 15 minutes of a movie.’ They were like, ‘You’re not going to die, and not only do you not die, you get to kill everybody!’” she says.

Shakespears Sister

Marcella Detroit (left) and Siobhan Fahey, from Shakespears Sister perform on the Graham Norton Show (Photo: PA Images on behalf of So TV)

The band will perform their track ‘Stay’ before joining Norton on the sofa for a chat.

Who is on next week’s show?

Due to Norton’s duties at the Eurovision Song Contest, Jack Whitehall will stand in for the presenter and will welcome Gwendoline Christie, Luke Evans and Sam Fender on the show.

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